From the late 1980s until now, scholars, educators and social workers have criticised the diminution of interest in the structural level of social problems. In this lament, former social work is beguiled, while critiques are targeted at the new generation of social workers. These critiques forewarn of important issues and problems, but at the same time they portray social work in a devolutionar...

The growth of behavior therapy during the past two decades has had a significant impact upon the education and training of professional social workers. Behavioral approaches are now well represented in the practice of clinical social work, and this trend is seen as likely to continue to expand. A description is provided of the behavioral training and research opportunities found at the masters ...

Noting that scholarly journals represent a particular repository of knowledge, we use content analysis to explore the constructions social work represented in Canadian Social Work Review – Revue canadienne de service over 2010–2019. This journal is only formal bilingual (French-English), peer-reviewed country. Rather than broadly reflecting realities and contexts, emerging trends imply specific...

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Historically the tasks involved in discharge planning have been a part of the practice of social work as well as the field of nursing. Based on this history and need for collaboration, a study conducted in 1998 measured the responses of 178 nurses and social workers who practiced discharge planning in 58 different hospitals in Alabama. According to the information gathered in this sample, it wa...